Land Rover: Defender Edition with 405 hp
ANNIVERSARY Land Rover is ringing in the year of the brand's 70th birthday with a high-performance version of the iconic Defender. The Land Rover Defender Works V8 will be available as a special series in a small edition of no more than 150. With the Defender Works V8 specially designed for the brand's anniversary, Land Rover presents a tribute to earlier heavily powered variants of the legendary, over [...]
With the Defender Works V8, specially designed for the brand's anniversary, Land Rover is paying homage to earlier heavily powered variants of the legendary series produced over a period of 67 years. The 1979 Series III Stage 1 was also equipped with a V8 engine, as was the special Defender model launched in 1998 to mark Land Rover's 50th birthday.
Strongest and fastest of the Defender range
With the Defender Works V8, Land Rover now offers the lovers of the hearty classic nothing more and nothing less than the most powerful and fastest Defender of all time. A 5.0-liter naturally aspirated V8 gasoline engine has been implanted in the strikingly shaped engine compartment, delivering an impressive 405 hp of power from five liters of displacement and a maximum torque of 515 Nm to the road.
Eight-speed automatic transmission with Sport mode
The 70th special edition includes in addition to the 5.0-liter engine, an eight-speed automatic transmission from ZF with sport mode, an upgraded braking system, and a handling kit with modified springs, dampers, and stabilizers. Exclusive 18-inch alloy wheels in Sawtooth design with Diamond-Turned finish, fitted with 265/65 R18 all-terrain tires, round off the technology package of the anniversary Defender. Inside, the Defender Works V8 showcases Windsor leather upholstery on the dashboard and door panels, headliner and Recaro sport seats.
Prices start at 200 000 francs after all
The contact for information and orders is Land Rover Classic in the U.K., which can be reached by e-mail at info@classic.landrover.co.uk or by phone on 0044 (0) 203 601 1255. Prices in the U.K. start at 150,000 pounds sterling (still around 200,000 Swiss francs). The delivery takes place in each case as a single import.
